A visit to the Matthew Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Matthew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matthew Cemetery:
39.4356, -79.9290
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matthew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Matthew Cemetery is located in Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Grafton. Grafton lies just to the southwest of the Matthew Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Matthew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matthew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McConkey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McConkey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConkey Cemetery
- Pride Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
- Moran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moran Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran Cemetery
- Amnon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Amnon Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amnon Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Boyce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyce Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Newburg.
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Summers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Linn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Current Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Current Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hayhurst Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayhurst Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Arthurdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Arthurdale Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurdale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Matthew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matthew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gladesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesville is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesville
- Neel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Neel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Independence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Threefork Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Threefork Bridge is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threefork Bridge
- Newburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Samaria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
- Arthurdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetterman
- West Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Grafton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Knottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Reedsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smithtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smithtown is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithtown
- Canton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hammond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hammond is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Little Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Little Falls is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
- Mount Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Harmony is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Pruntytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Yates ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Tunnelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Masontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Stone House ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stone House is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone House
- Sandy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Palatine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,141 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Matthew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matthew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fetterman
- Gladesville
- Grafton
- Newburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Matthew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Taylor County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Matthew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1542870 (Matthew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1542870 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 581 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gladesville
- Location given for Matthew Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4356441 Lon: -79.9289579
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Taylor, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Matthew Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |